Imago Therapists in Waterville, ME
Advanced Counseling and Therapy Ctr
Counselor, MA, NCC, LCPC, LPC, BCPC
Verified Verified
Waterville, ME 04901
Board Certified PTSD Clinician, Board Certified Professional Counselor, Certified IMAGO Relationship Therapist and EMDR specialist helping relationships.
Caring, competent and effective counseling, A Trauma Relief Center for Couples and Individuals with Anxiety, PTSD, Performance Anxiety, depression, couples power struggles & alienation; career and business issues. Feeling Lost? I can help you meet your most challenging issues. Feel connected and joyful again. Manage stress from PTSD, trauma, anxiety, unresolvedcircular issues, depression, anger infidelity. As your coach / therapist we work together to help you find Your way back to loving your life again. "With courage and new skills you CAN do anything!" Wonderful help for couples, families, individuals, veterans. Confidential
Board Certified PTSD Clinician, Board Certified Professional Counselor, Certified IMAGO Relationship Therapist and EMDR specialist helping relationships.
Caring, competent and effective counseling, A Trauma Relief Center for Couples and Individuals with Anxiety, PTSD, Performance Anxiety, depression, couples power struggles & alienation; career and business issues. Feeling Lost? I can help you meet your most challenging issues. Feel connected and joyful again. Manage stress from PTSD, trauma, anxiety, unresolvedcircular issues, depression, anger infidelity. As your coach / therapist we work together to help you find Your way back to loving your life again. "With courage and new skills you CAN do anything!" Wonderful help for couples, families, individuals, veterans. Confidential
Laurie B Curtis
Coach, CPPC, CiPP, TIRF, LSRF
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterville, ME 04901
Do you want to regain confidence, energy, optimism, and passion? Do you prefer to focus on what's strong, not what’s wrong? A grounded, heart-based approach honors intuition, dignity, and values. Regardless of your initial goal, experience a richer, better life with strength, creativity, zest, and tools for your future. Relationships strengthen as you improve interpersonal communication. Solution-focused, resilient transformation and stress reduction techniques unblock and release what holds you back. Together we activate hope and foster rapid resolution, understanding, and growth.
Do you want to regain confidence, energy, optimism, and passion? Do you prefer to focus on what's strong, not what’s wrong? A grounded, heart-based approach honors intuition, dignity, and values. Regardless of your initial goal, experience a richer, better life with strength, creativity, zest, and tools for your future. Relationships strengthen as you improve interpersonal communication. Solution-focused, resilient transformation and stress reduction techniques unblock and release what holds you back. Together we activate hope and foster rapid resolution, understanding, and growth.
Online Therapists
Joel Lavenson - Advanced Counseling and Therapy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC, LCPC, BC
Verified Verified
Belgrade, ME 04917
Serving Connecticut and Maine with a love for helping others, A Caring, Competent and Effective counseling approach. Board Certified PTSD Clinician Board Certified Professional Counselor NEW OnLine Video Remote EMDR treatment for PTSD Certified Clinical IMAGO Relationship Therapist Certified Clinical EMDR Specialist Advanced Counseling and Therapy Center, is a powerful and compassionate counseling approach that works when other treatments, approaches and protocols have not. Stuck in power struggles, depression, anxiety and unresolved issues? Certified IMAGO Relationship Therapist. 20 years of experience helping people Find Their Way. A Veteran and love to be of value in helping individuals, families, and couples with the most challenging issues .
Serving Connecticut and Maine with a love for helping others, A Caring, Competent and Effective counseling approach. Board Certified PTSD Clinician Board Certified Professional Counselor NEW OnLine Video Remote EMDR treatment for PTSD Certified Clinical IMAGO Relationship Therapist Certified Clinical EMDR Specialist Advanced Counseling and Therapy Center, is a powerful and compassionate counseling approach that works when other treatments, approaches and protocols have not. Stuck in power struggles, depression, anxiety and unresolved issues? Certified IMAGO Relationship Therapist. 20 years of experience helping people Find Their Way. A Veteran and love to be of value in helping individuals, families, and couples with the most challenging issues .
Cheryl M Nelson
Counselor, LCPC, LMHC, MA
Verified Verified
Ellsworth, ME 04605 (Online Only)
) Training in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), and Imago Relationship Therapy.
Re-connect with and strengthen the parts of you that have felt unheard and left behind. When we shift our inner relationships, the relationships in our outer world shift too, helping us feel more confident, connected and secure. With 30 years of experience, I offer respectful, engaging, holistic support with a healthy dose of humor!
) Training in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), and Imago Relationship Therapy.
Re-connect with and strengthen the parts of you that have felt unheard and left behind. When we shift our inner relationships, the relationships in our outer world shift too, helping us feel more confident, connected and secure. With 30 years of experience, I offer respectful, engaging, holistic support with a healthy dose of humor!
Dr. Dahlia Mann, Couples Counseling Virtually
Psychologist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Portland, ME 04101 (Online Only)
Does it seem like your marriage is too difficult to repair? Are you worried that you won't feel happy together again? In counseling, you can learn to recover intimacy, joy, caring, and excitement in your relationship. Through simple, easy-to-implement tools and strategies, you can break free of old resentments and bad patterns, learn to trust each other again, break old habits, and be happier together. In therapy we will work on a dual level, helping you, as a couple, to work out your differences and become closer and, as individuals, to find your place.
Does it seem like your marriage is too difficult to repair? Are you worried that you won't feel happy together again? In counseling, you can learn to recover intimacy, joy, caring, and excitement in your relationship. Through simple, easy-to-implement tools and strategies, you can break free of old resentments and bad patterns, learn to trust each other again, break old habits, and be happier together. In therapy we will work on a dual level, helping you, as a couple, to work out your differences and become closer and, as individuals, to find your place.
Betsy Kehoe Elder
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Brunswick, ME 04011
Focused on healing through trauma-informed, body-based care and grounded in family systems theory, I draw on a range of counseling approaches including; psychodynamic, transpersonal, existential, expressive, mindfulness, mind-body, behavioral (DBT and CBT). Together we sojourn toward self-awareness and compassion for self. Emblematic moments from the past may have become conditioned responses to the present. We focus both on here and now and historical events. TAT (Tapas Acupressure Technique), mindfulness, sensorimotor psychotherapy and EMDR-Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing help re-program stored arousal in the body.
Focused on healing through trauma-informed, body-based care and grounded in family systems theory, I draw on a range of counseling approaches including; psychodynamic, transpersonal, existential, expressive, mindfulness, mind-body, behavioral (DBT and CBT). Together we sojourn toward self-awareness and compassion for self. Emblematic moments from the past may have become conditioned responses to the present. We focus both on here and now and historical events. TAT (Tapas Acupressure Technique), mindfulness, sensorimotor psychotherapy and EMDR-Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing help re-program stored arousal in the body.
David Prichard
Counselor, PhD, LCPC, LADC
Verified Verified
Portland, ME 04101 (Online Only)
I am shifting my practice to online and home/community-based treatment. I currently accept all insurances. Please call and we may chat!
I am shifting my practice to online and home/community-based treatment. I currently accept all insurances. Please call and we may chat!
Norma Kraus-Eule Counseling and Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Portland, ME 04101
I am an interested, active listener offering feedback and understanding in a nonjudgemental manner so that we can explore together the possibilities for change. I work cooperatively with the client to develop their goals thru problem solving. I believe our work together will provide solutions that can relieve stress and confusion.
I am an interested, active listener offering feedback and understanding in a nonjudgemental manner so that we can explore together the possibilities for change. I work cooperatively with the client to develop their goals thru problem solving. I believe our work together will provide solutions that can relieve stress and confusion.
Kathleen Kane
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Portland, ME 04101 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in providing an authentic, dynamic and collaborative environment where clients can safely explore challenges and create goals. I provide couples, family, and individual therapy working mainly from a humanistic approach, with some elements of the psychodynamic perspective. I am also experienced with the treatment of eating disorders.
I specialize in providing an authentic, dynamic and collaborative environment where clients can safely explore challenges and create goals. I provide couples, family, and individual therapy working mainly from a humanistic approach, with some elements of the psychodynamic perspective. I am also experienced with the treatment of eating disorders.
Charlotte Miles Young
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Ellsworth, ME 04605
I have been working with individuals, couples, parents and families for over 30 years and I bring the benefit of this experience to your problems and issues. I look for the patterns that maintain dysfunctional relationships and help you to change these patterns so that the system can move to healthy functioning for the benefit of all members. For most people, problems in their significant relationships are the source of a great pain and suffering, sometimes manifesting in mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and addictions. The resolution of problems in relationships can help to alleviate some of these serious issues.
I have been working with individuals, couples, parents and families for over 30 years and I bring the benefit of this experience to your problems and issues. I look for the patterns that maintain dysfunctional relationships and help you to change these patterns so that the system can move to healthy functioning for the benefit of all members. For most people, problems in their significant relationships are the source of a great pain and suffering, sometimes manifesting in mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and addictions. The resolution of problems in relationships can help to alleviate some of these serious issues.
Lynda Holliday
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Yarmouth, ME 04096 (Online Only)
Thank you for reaching out. I recognize how this can sometimes be a very difficult first step. I specialize in treating depression/anxiety disorders, women's issues, life-stage transitions, and bereavement. My approach is strength-based and compassionate, grounded in the principles of Psychodynamic and Relational models. I offer support and validation, with a focus on what does work, as opposed to what isn't working. We will co-create strategies that reflect your values while navigating the sometimes disorienting terrain of change. I can help you develop new skill-sets to help heal and increase quality of life.
Thank you for reaching out. I recognize how this can sometimes be a very difficult first step. I specialize in treating depression/anxiety disorders, women's issues, life-stage transitions, and bereavement. My approach is strength-based and compassionate, grounded in the principles of Psychodynamic and Relational models. I offer support and validation, with a focus on what does work, as opposed to what isn't working. We will co-create strategies that reflect your values while navigating the sometimes disorienting terrain of change. I can help you develop new skill-sets to help heal and increase quality of life.
Tonya A Guyton-Thompson
Counselor, MA, LCPC, LPC, LCMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Portland, ME 04101
Do you find yourself repeating the same patterns, choosing partners, spouses, and friends that yield the same results? Do you find yourself feeling "childlike" in circumstances in your life and wonder "what is this all about?" I'd like to help you. I can help you learn to take responsibility for your life and learn to "grow yourself back up."
Do you find yourself repeating the same patterns, choosing partners, spouses, and friends that yield the same results? Do you find yourself feeling "childlike" in circumstances in your life and wonder "what is this all about?" I'd like to help you. I can help you learn to take responsibility for your life and learn to "grow yourself back up."
Tracy Mallwitz
Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPC, CAADC, SAP, CCS
Verified Verified
South Portland, ME 04106 (Online Only)
Licensed in Maine and Michigan offering EMDR for trauma. I'm here to ignite positive transformation through the power of the therapist-client connection. Imagine a safe haven where your voice is heard, where every concern finds a comfortable space for discussion, no matter its size. I'm your partner on this journey, using a strengths-based approach to uncover the roots of thoughts, feelings, and actions, offering unwavering support and deep empathy for your healing.
Licensed in Maine and Michigan offering EMDR for trauma. I'm here to ignite positive transformation through the power of the therapist-client connection. Imagine a safe haven where your voice is heard, where every concern finds a comfortable space for discussion, no matter its size. I'm your partner on this journey, using a strengths-based approach to uncover the roots of thoughts, feelings, and actions, offering unwavering support and deep empathy for your healing.
Andrea Beth Summer
Counselor, LCPC, NCPsyA
Verified Verified
Kennebunk, ME 04043
Congratulations on having the courage to change and to ask for help. Life can be a stressful process for all of us. Sometimes we feel alone and afraid and wish we had someone to talk to outside of our immediate family and friends. Perhaps we've tried the same behaviors over and over and wonder why we don't have different results. It can be very helpful to talk to someone who can look at our concerns and difficulties from a different perspective and shed new light. Once we feel deeply understood and become more mindful of our own values and beliefs, we are able to try new healthier behaviors that help us get our needs met in life.
Congratulations on having the courage to change and to ask for help. Life can be a stressful process for all of us. Sometimes we feel alone and afraid and wish we had someone to talk to outside of our immediate family and friends. Perhaps we've tried the same behaviors over and over and wonder why we don't have different results. It can be very helpful to talk to someone who can look at our concerns and difficulties from a different perspective and shed new light. Once we feel deeply understood and become more mindful of our own values and beliefs, we are able to try new healthier behaviors that help us get our needs met in life.
Gracelyn Maguire
Counselor, LCPC, LADC, CCS
Verified Verified
Augusta, ME 04330
Effective therapy begins with a solid, trusting relationship between you and your therapist. I create a warm, open environment where we can build trust and address your concerns. Through therapy, you will learn new ways of responding to obstacles (internal and external) that are currently contributing to your distress and preventing you from creating the life and relationships you desire. I have extensive experience working with clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, social and relational issues, as well as substance abuse, and have worked with clients in a variety of settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and residential.
Effective therapy begins with a solid, trusting relationship between you and your therapist. I create a warm, open environment where we can build trust and address your concerns. Through therapy, you will learn new ways of responding to obstacles (internal and external) that are currently contributing to your distress and preventing you from creating the life and relationships you desire. I have extensive experience working with clients with anxiety, depression, trauma, social and relational issues, as well as substance abuse, and have worked with clients in a variety of settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and residential.
Judith Hatch-Orme
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Camden, ME 04843 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I offer counseling for adults and couples. With over 36 years of clinical experience, I'm also a parenting specialist, helping parents understand their children's behavior & emotional needs. As a divorce mediator, my approach is child-centered. Ongoing parental conflict increases psychological damage to children, thus by strengthening the co-parenting relationship, the parties can focus on their children's best interests. If you're struggling with relational challenges, childhood trauma, divorce, & ready to make positive changes, we can work together to identify family-of-origin & generational patterns holding you back. Telehealth.
I offer counseling for adults and couples. With over 36 years of clinical experience, I'm also a parenting specialist, helping parents understand their children's behavior & emotional needs. As a divorce mediator, my approach is child-centered. Ongoing parental conflict increases psychological damage to children, thus by strengthening the co-parenting relationship, the parties can focus on their children's best interests. If you're struggling with relational challenges, childhood trauma, divorce, & ready to make positive changes, we can work together to identify family-of-origin & generational patterns holding you back. Telehealth.
Chantel Cote
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Springvale, ME 04083
Struggling with low desire? Feeling like you and your partner are on totally different planets when it comes to intimacy? Curious about open relationships/non monogamy? Areas of focus include building intimacy/sexual self care practices, erotic recovery, communication and conflict repair, negotiating and creating new relationship agreements, addressing sexual function concerns including erectile and orgasmic differences, desire discrepancy, reigniting passion, learning new approaches to intimacy and connection, building body positivity and self love, just to name a few!
Struggling with low desire? Feeling like you and your partner are on totally different planets when it comes to intimacy? Curious about open relationships/non monogamy? Areas of focus include building intimacy/sexual self care practices, erotic recovery, communication and conflict repair, negotiating and creating new relationship agreements, addressing sexual function concerns including erectile and orgasmic differences, desire discrepancy, reigniting passion, learning new approaches to intimacy and connection, building body positivity and self love, just to name a few!
Lindy Graham Wellspace Maine
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Portland, ME 04101
Waitlist for new clients
WellSpace Maine serves people in Maine seeking counseling for a variety of challenges. With 40 therapists and a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, we are able to meet the needs of many people in the community through in-person and telehealth therapy services. Therapists at WellSpace have a variety of specializations and you can read more about us on our website linked below.
WellSpace Maine serves people in Maine seeking counseling for a variety of challenges. With 40 therapists and a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, we are able to meet the needs of many people in the community through in-person and telehealth therapy services. Therapists at WellSpace have a variety of specializations and you can read more about us on our website linked below.
Well Rooted Counseling
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Plymouth, ME 04969 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
My therapy practice focuses on the intersection of empowerment and healing, with specialized training and experience in recovery from trauma, LGBTQ+ specific issues, maternal wellness, and issues related to intimate aggression/domestic violence. As an LCPC, I strive to create a therapeutic environment that allows me to help others navigate the path toward their best mental health and well being. I work with you to help and support you finding your path to achieve your own goals by being fully present, and building a constructive relationship that will help you navigate your own process of growth and change.
My therapy practice focuses on the intersection of empowerment and healing, with specialized training and experience in recovery from trauma, LGBTQ+ specific issues, maternal wellness, and issues related to intimate aggression/domestic violence. As an LCPC, I strive to create a therapeutic environment that allows me to help others navigate the path toward their best mental health and well being. I work with you to help and support you finding your path to achieve your own goals by being fully present, and building a constructive relationship that will help you navigate your own process of growth and change.
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Imago Therapists
How does Imago therapy work?
Imago relationship therapy is a form of couples counseling meant to help partners address conflict, communication problems, and related issues. Imago sessions typically involve couples sitting facing each other and participating in guided conversations. Therapy will also involve exercises such as re-imagining one’s partner as a wounded child; re-romanticizing a relationship through appreciation, surprises, and even gift-giving and restructuring frustrations by transforming complaints into requests. The ultimate goal is to re-envision the relationship as a source of safety and happiness.
What is the Imago method?
A core technique of Imago therapy is the Imago dialogue, in which partners learn to avoid hurtful statements and establish ways to interact based on each having equal space and power. In the dialogue, partners take turns as the “sender,” who shares their thoughts, and the “receiver.” The receiver is asked to “mirror,” or paraphrase, what their partner has said, without response or rebuttal, and then validate their statements, acknowledging understanding even if they do not personally agree with it. Finally, the receiver displays empathy by stating what they imagine the other is feeling, and showing appreciation for it.
How long does Imago therapy take?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for Imago therapy. After becoming comfortable with a therapist and the core techniques of Imago coaching, some couples quickly make progress, but most should expect sessions to extend for months, encompassing at least 12 to 20 sessions, along with extensive “homework” from their therapist.
Does Imago therapy work?
There is limited empirical evidence to support the benefits of Imago therapy, but some smaller studies suggest that it does help couples, at least in the short-term. A 2017 study found that marital satisfaction increased significantly after couples completed 12 sessions of Imago therapy, and remained higher for some time after that, but did not always result in “complete recovery.” Other studies found greater empathy and fewer feelings of relationship burnout in couples after therapy. Some research suggests that Imago therapy can aid individuals as well as couples; people with ADHD in particular may benefit from the development of communication, self-control, and listening skills that form the basis of the technique.